Italy – Court thinks Friday is not a nice name

I talked about strange names and disputes in naming a child decently.

fridayIn another recent news an Italian court has ruled that a couple could not name their son “Friday” and ordered that he instead be called Gregory after the saint whose feast day he was born on.

Well, I don’t think Friday is such a bad name. Or at least it is much better than “4real” or “@”. The child’s mother was quoted as saying: “My son was born Friday, baptised Friday, will call himself Friday, we will call him Friday but when he gets older he will have to sign his name Gregory”. (Read more)